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While were all stuck at home now, board games are having a moment.
(Conway, sadly,passed awaylast weekend due to COVID-19.)
With so many options, weve put together a helpful guide to the world of pandemic-themed board games.
Each season ofPandemicLegacycovers 12 play sessions, each representing a month of a year.
2 board game on BoardGameGeeks rankings, behind only the role-playing gameGloomhaven.
They basically want to replicate.
That means the designer needs to fill in some blanks: How do they appear?
What factors affect how quickly they spread?
What can the players do to mitigate this?
Here are some of the best.
Infection: Humanitys Last Gaspis a solitaire game that feels awfully on the nose right now.
You command a group of scientists racing to develop a vaccine before the diseases spread reaches a preset threshold.
Its currently out of print, although there are many used copies floating around online.
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